Scavenger Hunt Sunday (Tuesday)

Tis the time of year I have again taken on one too many projects…We are hosting Christmas at our house, which means we are scrambling to finish tiny little things that never got done and huge ones as well. Why we are also both working full time and doing Christmas shopping and trying to get decorations up, and I am finishing up crafts. Again needlessly to say I took on TOO MUCH!

So I am not taking many pictures these days…But this is what I got so far. ( I still have tons of editing to do from before the holidays started).

1. Less is more:

This may not qualify too much as less, but I still had more up there last year and it looked way too cluttered so I toned it down.

2. Holiday Lights

My dark shots to show off my lights were not working, and I couldn’t find my tripod to help me on this. I will update more once I find the tripod.

3. Ornaments:

This is the first ornament I bought for Matt and mines for Christmas, I am a sucker for snowman, so I had to get this.

4. Cup of Cheer:

My girlfriend Jeri, bought these cups for me, I love them. So my cup of cheer is going into these all season long!

5. Nativity:

I could not find my nativity in my Christmas decorations still looking, so you will have to settle of my Angel. My grandma bought this for me two years before she died. I have had it on my tree for 6 years now, but this year it feels more special being up there for me. I think because it is the first Christmas Matt and I are hosting and I feel like she will be here cooking with me and watching over me.

 

 

Scavenger Hunt Sunday

Can you believe I have been missing for a whole month?

 

I simply cannot believe it. I feel like have not done anything with my camera lately. I have taken pictures but nothing of what I like to do, and editing well that is another story. I have no time to edit. I need to find more hours in the day to do things.

 

Well on to the pictures you have all been waiting for.

 

1. Before and After:

 

 

 

Yes, this photo is a few weeks old. Like I said I have had no time to edit. Although I am still upset with this photo. Matt was ill on the day we carved pumpkins so he stayed home while I went next door to carve. I made a pumpkin with an owl on a branch. Matt makes his pumpkin 5 minutes before trick-o-treaters showed up. The entire night the kids said, “ooooooh look it is an angry bird, but what is that?” Needless to say I was pissed. But still had to get his award winning carving. By the way no stencil totally freehanded.

 

2. Opposing Lines:

 

I took this while at our friends daughters band review field show competition. I think that this shows lines well, both the band and colorguard are moving separate ways.

 

3. Custom Bokeh:

 

Yes, I cheated, it is just focused on one flower petal, then again, I have had no time this week.

 

4. Which pair of shoes should I wear:

 

 

Little Lauren decided she wanted to be a cow girl for Halloween. I think she totally pulled it off. She modeled her shoes for me for all of one second, but I think the blur in this photo captures her, she is always on the run.

 

5. Little Features:

 

 

A few weeks ago I shot my girl friends engagement party, everyone always gets the brides shoes, but how about the girls engagement shoes, that she wore..I love them…they are Jessica Simpsons!

 

Eleven Lists on 11-11-11

 

 

 

11 things I like to eat:

1. Salt and Vinegar Chips
2. Apples
3. Blueberries
4. Grapes
5. Tomatoes
6. bruschetta
7. chili spiced mangos
8. lox bagels
9. prosciutto
10. green olives
11. popcorn with tobasco sauce

11 things I don’t like to eat:

1. artichokes
2. mayo
3. Brussels sprouts
4. red vines
5. tongue meats
6. liver meats
7. ribs ( don’t like meat on bones)
8. Black licorice
9. Chocolate
10. Anything sweet ( don’t like sweets)
11. Catfish

11 cool places I’ve visited:

1. Totem Bight State Park in Alaska
2. Cancun
3. Grand Canyon
4. Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico
5. Seattle, Washington
6. Barstow, Ca Lava Tubes
7. Napa Valley, Ca
8. Temecula,  California
9. Epcot at Disneyworld in Florida
10. Times Square in New York City
11. Hawaii

11 things that make me crazy:

1. People who can not drive
2. People who are not clean and just very messy
3. People who are never on time
4. Computer not working properly
5. running out of things to photograph
6. not enough time in the day
7. no cure for Cancer
8. stupid people
9. Rap music that degrades women
10. a bad nights sleep
11. dysfunction

11 fonts I like right now:

1. Pea Stacey
2. Pea Aimee
3. Pea Kelly
4. Pea Symbols
5. Pea Tart
6. Pea Jack and Jane
7. Pea kevinandamanda handwriting
8. Pea Kiley
9. Pea Kimberly
10. Pea Kristen
11. Pea Kristy

11 things I hoard collect:

• photos
• postcards
• pens
• cards
• shot glasses
• wine glasses
• crafting ideas
• photo albums
• ikea boxes
• shoes
• purses

11 things that are new in my life in 2011:

1. Pinterest
2. More blogging
3. out of the home job
4. losing my organizational skills
5. 5 years with my boyfriend ( never reached a relationship that long)
6. new kitchen
7. lots of cooking
8. went spelunking for the first time
9. finally got my address put on my house
10. new good friends in my life
11. Visited Alaska for the first time

11 movies I love:

1. Pretty Woman
2. Finding Nemo
3. Grease
4. Sex and The City (all)
5. The Breakup
6. Knocked Up
7. How to Lose A guy in 10 Days
8. Die Hard (All)
9. Beverly Hills Cop (all)
10. Toy Story – all 3 of them
11. Beauty and The Beast

11 projects I have going on right now:

1. Finishing Painting the house
2. Christmas Crafts
3. Burning back up discs
4. Organizing Photos
5. Cleaning my office
6. Organizing my computer
7. New workout schedule
8. Working on numerous websites
9. blogging
10. just mainly catching up
11. cleaning our messy garage from left over remodel on house

11 facts about me:

1. I am 5’9
2. I always wear at least 3” heels
3. I am the oldest child
4. I have twin sisters that are 6 years younger than me
5. I live my boyfriend of 5 years
6. I have a great border collie
7. Lived in California all my life
8. I have the best friends in the world
9. I can spin a flag like no one else
10. I still have my original Cabbage Patch Kids
11. I named my sister Brittany from the Chippettes ( the Chipmunk's girlfriends)

11 random favorites:

1. Law and Order SVU
2. General Hospital
3. CSI Las Vegas
4. My Camera
5. Wal-Mart
6. Dollar Tree
7. Crafting
8. Learning new stuff
9. Target
10. People Watching
11. organizing

I found this on Katie the Scrapbook Lady! Visit her page!

Tuesday fun….

Yeah, I know I have been missing in action…For good reason though, have a new full time job, working on finishing the house for refi and trying to do craft projects for Christmas…Needless to say makes one person extremely BUSY!!!!

I am going to try to keep on this from now on…but again no promises…especially since I have taken on 5 Christmas crafts. Within the next three weeks I have tons to do…Hope to be able to get it all done.

I use to think of myself as very organized now I only feel a mess. I need to get back on track!

Onto the photo…

This is from my backyard. I took it a few weeks ago, but finally found time to sit down and edit. I just fixed the white balance and then took it over to PSE9 and added a watercolor filter. I keep seeing watercolor paintings I like, so I thought I would try my own. Yeah I think I need to work on this technique a little more, but I do like the character it gave this rose.

What do you think?

SOOC:

 

Edited:

 

                                               

Out of my mind...time and patience....

  
 Hello everyone who actually reads this or likes looking at my photographs.
I am not missing or sick or injured. I just have not found the time to balance editing, picture taking and working all at the same time. I am trying to get over 300 pictures edited now. I guess having a full time job and a part time job is killing me on time. Something had to give and it was blogging. I am trying to find a balance now on getting it all done. Please bare with me as I am doing this.

Also with the Christmas season approaching I took on many holiday crafts to do for gift giving and decorating my house. I promise to get some things up this week I just don't know what yet. Plus the weather here has either been freezing, raining or HOT! Have to love California right? LOL!

Hope everyone can bare with as I get more organized.

Thank you!

Shoot and Edit: Week 39–Orange- Edited

I don’t have much time today to edit…I am tired…and it has been raining all day…At least I came home to homemade potato soup in the crockpot. I do have to say it was pretty good, although I think the next time I make it, I will add corn and use red potatoes instead, other than that great!

You can see my SOOC here.

Hope you enjoy the edits.

 

 

 

 

Stand Still Flowers

 I can't believe I still have these flowers growing. We thought the bush has died. I was wrong they are still lingering after a hot spell here and no watering for weeks because well with the remodel, flowers forget to get watered, especially when they are in the backyard.

I simply just love how the flower is standing perfectly still even with the wind blowing. What do you think of it?

Enjoy!